This is the plan for the downtown of our "Laval". The centre-ville of the former City of Gatineau.
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/...-recours-ville
And of course we have the Hull sector of the new City of Gatineau, which is more of an extension of Downtown Ottawa.
http://www.portailconstructo.com/act...ville_gatineau
The other big three suburbs within the Ottawa city limits;
- Kanata: semi-independent, it is home to a large high-tech sector, mostly concentrated in car-centric suburban office parrks near the Corel Centre and around the north side.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanata,_Ontario
- Orleans: pure bedroom community with little employment beyond the retail sector. Some improvements have come over the years, such as a performance centre (Shenkman Arts Centre), two minor hotels, the trades campus of Ottawa French language college (La Cité) and a few condo buildings. It will also be served by the O-Train in 2022.
- Barrhaven: newer suburb with a higher density. Between Kanata and Orleans in jobs, mostly concentrated in suburban office parks.
Gatineau has a population of around 300,000 while the other 3 have roughly 100,000 each.